2012 Margin Loans Margin lending comparison table

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Margin lending comparison table
2012 Margin Loans
Last updated: 18/06/2012
Company
Interest Rate
Wealth Focus
Negotiated Rate
ANZ Investment
Lending
1 yr pre-paid / fixed
rate
Further discount with WF for
new or existing loans
7.09%
No. of
No. of
approved approved
securities
funds
Min. loan size
XX
0
$100,000
Preferred
trading
platform
Notes
Wealth Focus negotiated rate from one of Australia's leading
margin lenders
8.55% < $250k
9.04%
8.40% $250k - $500k
0.10%
942
1007
$20,000
Bank of
Queensland
Margin Lending
9.05%
8.25% >$500k
As per Leveraged
Equities below
0.10%
480
2480
$20,000
BT Margin Lending
8.99%
8.70%
0.20%
410
1600
$20,000
Westpac
Online
Generally able to negotiatae discounts on loans in excess of
$500k
Colonial Geared
Investments
8.99%
8.49%
478
1664
$20,000
CommSec
A subsidiary of CommSec
CommSec
8.88%
0.00%
463
1664
$20,000
CommSec
0.10%
480
2480
$20,000
Leveraged Equities
Morgan Stanley
Smith Barney
Margin Lending
NAB Equity
Lending
St George Margin
Lending
Suncorp Margin
Lending
Bank of Queensland Margin Loans are operated by Leveraged
Equities
0.05%
9.05%
Macquarie Prime
E*Trade
8.45%
8.99% < $250k
8.84% $250K - $1Mill
8.69% > $1Mill
8.85% < $250k
8.60% $250k - $1Mill
8.35% >$1Mill
9.05% < $250k
8.80% $250k - 500k
8.55% > $500k
8.74% <500k
8.49% >500k
7.99%
7.99% < $100k
7.94% $100k - 250k
7.89% $250k - $500k
7.79% $500k - $750k
7.64% $750k - $1Mill
7.49% > $1Mill
Bought Macquarie Margin Lending in 2008, good admin.,
largest range of approved funds. Generally very accomodating
on adding new securities.
Macquarie
Prime
Lowest Variable Rate, high LVRs. One of the few
providers to allow short positions. Short positions are
offset against negative funds balance
7.49%
0.00%
2665
0
No min.
7.89%
0.10%
700
300
No minimum
0.15%, (0.25% if more than 70%
invested via MLC mastertrust)
448
1064
$20,000
National Online
Trading
Typically offer competitive rates
0.05%
415
1595
Min. loan size
Direct Shares
Westpac ownership provides financial strength.
0.10%
422
1675
$20,000
ShareTrade
(run by CMC
markets)
8.40% < $250k
8.20% $250k - $500k
8.00% $500k - $1Mill
7.80% >$1Mill
8.60% < $250k
8.35% $250k - 500k
8.10% > $500k
7.70%
Typically offer very competitive rates, good administration
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